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Baylor. Species? i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:159. 1882. 



Mentioned in this reference. 

 Bedford Prolific. P. avium, i. Thomas Guide Prat. 22. 1876. 2. Flor. & Pom. 41, 

 PI. fig. I. 1882. 



Bedford Prolific is similar to its parent, Black Tartarian, but has the advantage of 

 being much hardier and more productive. It is inferior in quality to its parent. Many 

 writers confuse it with Black Tartarian. 

 Belle Audigeoise. P. avium X P. cerasus. i. Ann. Pom. Beige 5:65, PI. 1857. 



Schone Audigeoise. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 376. 1889. 



Very similar to Choisy. Tree vigorous, but moderately productive; fruit large, 

 roimdish, flattened at the ends; stem of mediimi length ; cavity large, round; skin glossy, 

 transparent, almost entirely washed with red at complete maturity; flesh yellowish, 

 juicy, sweet, acidulated; ripens in France late in July. 

 Belle Bosc. Species? i. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 45. 183 1. 



Listed in the reference given. 

 Belle de Boskoop. Species? i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:159. 1882. 



Listed in this reference without description. 

 Belle de Caux. P. avium, i. Guide Prat. 17. 1895. 



Listed as similar to Duchess de Palluau. 

 Belle de Couchey. P. avium, i. Rev. Hort. 412. 1866. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:137, 

 138, fig. 69. 1882. 



Schone von Couchey. 3. Proskauer Ohstsort. 57. 1907. 



Raton, a laborer, foimd this variety in 17 15, growing in a garden in Cote d'Or, France. 

 Here and in the surrounding country it was commonly known as Cerise Raton. Tree 

 vigorous, abtmdantly productive; fruit large, heart-shaped, irregular, often flattened; 

 stem long, slender, inserted in a large, deep cavity; apex conical; skin tender, at first clear 

 piorple changing to blackish-purple; flesh tender, rather succulent, intense purple, juicy, 

 sweet, sugary, very pleasing; stone small for the size of the fruit, ovate, short, broad, 

 tiu-gid; ripens the last of June. In France, one of the best fruits of the season standing 

 shipment well notwithstanding its tender flesh. 

 Belle Defay. Species? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 334. 1889. 



Listed without a description in this reference. 

 Belle de Franconville. P. avium, i. Rev. Hort. 463. i8gi. 2. Ibid. 14, 15 fig. 1892. 



This variety is a chance seedling found in the forests of Seine-et-Oise, France, and 

 propagated by M. Arthur Nienard, a nurseryman of the same place. The variety is 

 valued for its lateness and its good shipping qualities. Fruit elongated-cordate, slightly 

 depressed; suture rather deep; cavity rather large, regular; stem slender, long; skin glossy, 

 brilliant purplish-red, firm; flesh clear yellow, rather transparent, juicy, sprightly yet 

 sugary, agreeable but slightly strong; pit oblong, tapering at the top, truncate, partly 

 adherent; season late September in France. 

 Belle I'Herissier. P. avium, i. Rev. Hort. 470, PI. 1875. 



This cherry was raised from seed in 1865 by M. Doublet, horticulturist at Montrichard. 

 Loir-et-Cher, France. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, usually borne in clusters, 



